I’m a little lost on how to begin module 3. Do I need to write a new literature review for this module? Or can I refine a problem statement and research questions etc. and go from there?
The idea behind the course is that you use modules you’ve worked on in future ones, so you are absolutely encouraged to use the problem statement you came up with in Module #1 and the literature review you came up with in Module #2.
Essentially, I’m asking you in Module #3 to come up with a research method for collecting qualitative data to answer a specific research question. Think about the gap you identified for your literature review. What unanswered questions can you identify from that gap? Then think about a way you could collect qualitative data to answer those questions, such as by conducting interviews, focus groups, usability tests, a field study with a specific group of people (i.e. professionals in a particular industry, teachers, students, non-profit staff or volunteers, etc.) and/or collecting specific documents.
That being said, you can pick a different research problem for each module, but yes: you’ll need to repeat the steps from the first two modules: coming up with a research problem and then reviewing literature. These are essential steps for designing a research study, which is what we’re practicing in this class (and what you’ll be asked to do for the final project).